Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
JAMES DEANHe must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.
More James Dean Quotes
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I didn’t know what to do. How do you tell an eight-year-old boy his mother’s going to die? I tried. In my own stumbling way I tried to prepare Jim for it.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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You’ve got to show what it’s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Mind you, my boy will make his mark.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer.
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions.
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How can you measure acting in inches?
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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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Whatever’s inside making me what I am, it’s like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it.
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Being a senior in high school means you’re not only getting closer to adulthood, but also ready to start thinking about your dreams and aspirations, whether that’s applying for college, joining the military, or seeing the world.
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It was an accident, although I’ve been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child – in school, music, athletics.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. So the director’s task is just that – to direct, to point the way. Then the actor takes over.
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You’re tearing me apart!
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